Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, I WANT MY TIME, by ANONYMOUS


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I WANT MY TIME, by                    
First Line: I'm night guard all alone tonight
Last Line: "say, gimme some tobacco, bill"
Subject(s): Cowboys;homesickness;night;ranch Life;solitude;west (u.s.); Bedtime;loneliness;southwest;pacific States


I'M night guard all alone tonight,
Dead homesick, lonely, tired and blue;
And none but you can make it right;
My heart is hungry, Girl, for you.

I've longed all night to hug you, Dear;
To speak my love I'm at a loss.
But just as soon as daylight's here
I'm goin' straight to see the boss.

"How long's the round-up goin' to run?
Another week, or maybe three?
Give me my time, then, I am done.
No, I'm not sick. Three weeks? Oh gee!"

I know, though, when I've had enough.
I will not work,—darned if I will.
I'm goin' to quit, and that's no bluff.
Say, gimme some tobacco, Bill.





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